CDC Capital Partners: Renewable Energy

Lynne Featherstone: To ask the Secretary of Statefor International Development whether there are requirements for the CDC Group companies  (a) to give preference to investments in renewable energy supplies and  (b) to consider the carbon footprint of any investment.

Hilary Benn: A policy framework was set for CDC in 2004 as part of its reorganisation. This requires CDC to invest responsibly, and to comply with a set of agreed Business Principles. These include meeting appropriate environmental standards. However, they do not include any requirement to give preference to investments in renewable energy supplies or to consider the carbon footprint of investments.
	Through its subsidiary Globeleq, CDC supplies energy in 18 developing countries and some 12 per cent. of this is currently from renewable sources.

Convention for the Protection of All People from Enforced Disappearance

Lynne Featherstone: To ask the Secretary of Statefor International Development what discussions hehas had with the Secretary of State for Foreignand Commonwealth Affairs on the International Convention for the Protection of All People from Enforced Disappearance.

Gareth Thomas: Neither I nor my right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for International Development have had discussions with the Foreign Secretary regarding the International Convention for the Protection of All People from Enforced Disappearances.

Departments: Official Cars

Mark Francois: To ask the Secretary of Statefor International Development how many vehicles belonging to his Department were  (a) lost and  (b) stolen in each year since 1997; and what the (i) make and model and (ii) value was of each vehicle.

Gareth Thomas: Vehicles belonging to DFID that were either lost/written off or stolen from 1999 to date are listed in the following table. The make/models have been provided where this has been available and the net book value held for each vehicle is also shown.
	
		
			  Vehicle Type  Make/ Model  Stolen/Lost  Value (£) 
			 Motor Cycle Not recorded Stolen 1,260 
			 Motor Car Nissan Stolen 3,385 
			 Motor Car Rover Lost/Written Off 1,180 
			 Motor Car Toyota Land Cruiser Stolen 21,519 
			 Motor Car Toyota Land Cruiser Stolen 4,314 
			 Motor Car Toyota Hilux Lost/Written Off 744 
			 Motor Car Land Rover Discovery Lost/Written Off 0 
			 Motor Car Toyota Land Cruiser Lost/Written Off 3,001 
			 Motor Cycle Not recorded Lost/Written Off 0 
			 Motor Car Armoured Land Cruiser Lost/Written Off 85,000 
			 Project Vehicle x 2 Not recorded Lost/Written Off 7,000 
			 Project Vehicle Not recorded Lost/Written Off 243 
			 Project Vehicle Not recorded Lost/Written Off 850

Tolls: Norfolk

Keith Simpson: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport whether he plans to introduce a pilot scheme for road charging in Norfolk; and if he will make a statement.

Stephen Ladyman: Norfolk county council is one of10 areas to have been awarded pump priming funds from the Transport Innovation Fund. This will support the consideration development of a package of measures that address local congestion problems by combining investment in local transport with demand management measures, including road pricing.
	It is for the local authority to decide whether to propose such a scheme.

Electronic Equipment: Waste Disposal

Martin Horwood: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry whether he expects a system for collecting and disposing of waste electrical and electronic equipment which meets the targets contained within the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive to be in operation by 1 July 2007; and if he will make a statement.

Jim Fitzpatrick: Since the introduction of the WEEE regulations we have seen a very positive responsefrom producers, retailers, distributors, local authorities and the waste management sector. For example,37 producer compliance schemes have registered with the Environment Agencies and new investments in treatment facilities have been announced. We will continue to work with all of these stakeholders to ensure an effective WEEE system in the UK.

Departments: Retirement

Gordon Marsden: To ask the Secretary of State forTrade and Industry how many employees from his Department have been asked to retire upon reaching65 years of age as a result of the Department's mandatory retirement policy in each year since 1997.

Jim Fitzpatrick: The following table gives the number of staff who retired at the age of 65, by year:
	
		
			   Number 
			 1997 0 
			 1998 4 
			 1999 8 
			 2000 7 
			 2001 12 
			 2002 6 
			 2003 1 
			 2004 14 
			 2005 5 
			 2006 6 
		
	
	In certain circumstances staff were able to continue to work beyond age 65 and a further 28 staff retired at an age above 65 during this period.
	Before 2002, the Department's normal retirement age for most grades of staff was 60 and the majority of staff retired at that age. In 2002 all staff below the senior civil service had the option of working to the age of 65 and since 1 October 2006 all staff have had the right to request to work beyond 65.

Armed Forces: Deployment

Mark Harper: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what percentage of the  (a) Armed Forces,  (b) Army,  (c) Navy and  (d) RAF undertook military operations or other military tasks in each year since 1997.

Adam Ingram: Figures for the percentage of regular armed forces undertaking Operations and other Military Tasks are published in the Ministry of Defence Annual Report and Accounts and in quarterly public service agreement performance reports. Copies of the annual report and accounts are available in the Library of the House and also at:
	http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/AboutDefence/CorporatePublications/AnnualReports/
	Copies of quarterly public service agreement performance reports are available on:
	http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/AboutDefence/CorporatePublications/FinancialReports/
	Figures from 2001-02 to the second quarter of 2006-07 are shown in the following tables. These have been compiled from the MOD's annual reports and Accounts, Spring and Autumn Performance Reports to Parliament, the MOD's quarterly public service agreement performance reports and historic internal management data. Summary information for 1998-99 and 1999-2000 was published in the respective Ministry of Defence Performance Reports (CM4520, CM5000), copies of which are available in the Library of the House. This information was not compiled on a comparable basis to those set out as follows. Quarterly information for years predating the 1998 Strategic Defence Review is not held centrally.
	The figures given in the tables report the percentage of regular armed forces undertaking Operations and other Military Tasks. These figures are quarterly averages and are calculated by comparing the number of personnel undertaking Operations and other Military Tasks against the total strength of each Service.
	
		
			  Percentage of regular armed forces undertaking Operations and other Military Tasks( 1)  during 2006-07( 2) 
			   April to June  July to September 
			 Naval Service 12.6 16.6 
			 Army(3) 25.9 26.4 
			 RAF 13.4 14.5 
			 Overall 20.2 21.6 
			 (1) Includes activities such as nuclear deterrence, military aid to the Civil Authorities and to the Civil Powers in Northern Ireland, integrity of UK waters and airspace, defence and security of the Overseas Territories and of the Cyprus Sovereign Base Areas and Defence Relations, Alliances and support to Wider British Interests. (2) These figures are quarterly averages and reflect the burden of activity imposed by the operations and military tasks undertaken by each service. Figures are based on man-day equivalents. (3) Percentages for Army personnel include those in preparation for and recovering from operations. 
		
	
	
		
			  Percentage of regular armed forces undertaking Operations and other Military Tasks( 1)  during 2005-06( 2) 
			   April to June  July to September  October to December  January to March 
			 Naval Service 11.6 9.3 12.1 13.5 
			 Army(3) 21.0 22.0 22.8 25.1 
			 RAF 13.3 11.9 12.3 13.4 
			 Overall 18.0 17.5 18.7 19.8 
			 (1) Includes activities such as nuclear deterrence, military aid to the Civil Authorities and to the Civil Powers in Northern Ireland, integrity of UK waters and airspace, defence and security of the Overseas Territories and of the Cyprus Sovereign Base Areas and Defence Relations, Alliances and support to Wider British Interests. (2) These figures are quarterly averages and reflect the burden of activity imposed by the operations and military tasks undertaken by each service. Figures are based on man-day equivalents. (3) Percentages for Army personnel include those in preparation for and recovering from operations. 
		
	
	
		
			  Percentage of trained strength of regular forces deployed on Operations and other Military Tasks( 1)  during 2004-05( 2) 
			   April to June  July to September  October to December  January to March 
			 Naval Service 16.8 13.2 13.3 11.6 
			 Army(3) 23.7 22.1 21.4 21.2 
			 RAF 11.8 12.0 13.5 13.4 
			 Overall(4) 20 19 19 18 
			 (1 )Includes activities such as nuclear deterrence, military aid to the Civil Authorities and to the Civil Powers in Northern Ireland, integrity of UK waters and airspace, defence and security of the Overseas Territories and of the Cyprus Sovereign Base Areas and Defence Relations, Alliances and support to Wider British Interests. (2 )These figures are quarterly averages and reflect the burden of activity imposed by the operations and military tasks undertaken by each service. Figures are based on man-day equivalents. (3 )Percentages for Army personnel include those in preparation for and recovering from operations. (4 )Overall figures are rounded to the nearest per cent. 
		
	
	
		
			  Percentage of trained strength of regular forces deployed on Operations and other Military Tasks( 1)  during 2003-04( 2) 
			   April to June  July to September  October to December  January to March 
			 Naval Service 18.7 12.8 14.0 17.7 
			 Army3 46.9 23.2 22.9 22.6 
			 RAF 16.5 13.0 12.9 12.1 
			 Overall(4) 35 19 19 20 
			 (1) Includes activities such as nuclear deterrence, military aid to the Civil Authorities and to the Civil Powers in Northern Ireland, integrity of UK waters and airspace, defence and security of the Overseas Territories and of the Cyprus Sovereign Base Areas and Defence Relations, Alliances and support to Wider British Interests. (2 )These figures are quarterly averages and reflect the burden of activity imposed by the operations and military tasks undertaken by each service. Figures are based on man-day equivalents. (3) Percentages for Army personnel include those in preparation for and recovering from operations. (4) Overall figures are rounded to the nearest per cent. 
		
	
	
		
			  Percentage of trained strength of regular forces deployed on Operations and other Military Tasks( 1 ) during 2002-03( 2) 
			   April to June  July to September  October to December  January to March 
			 Naval Service 17.5 13.0 16.5 28.5 
			 Army(3) 24.6 23.9 32.5 55.6 
			 RAF 12.6 10.9 19.1 21.8 
			 Overall(4) 20 18 26 43 
			 (1 )Includes activities such as nuclear deterrence, military aid to the Civil Authorities and to the Civil Powers in Northern Ireland, integrity of UK waters and airspace, defence and security of the Overseas Territories and of the Cyprus Sovereign Base Areas and Defence Relations, Alliances and support to Wider British Interests. (2 )These figures are quarterly averages and reflect the burden of activity imposed by the operations and military tasks undertaken by each service. Figures are based on man-day equivalents. (3 )Percentages for Army personnel include those in preparation for and recovering from operations. (4 )Overall figures are rounded to the nearest percent. 
		
	
	
		
			  Percentage of trained strength of regular forces deployed on Operations and other Military Tasks( 1)  during 2001-02( 2,3) 
			   April to June  July to September  October to December  January to March 
			 Naval Service 9.5 8.4 16.7 15.7 
			 Army4 21.8 25.6 26.3 23.9 
			 RAF 11.9 12.2 13.6 13.1 
			 Overall5 19 19 23 20 
			 (1) Includes activities such as nuclear deterrence, military aid to the Civil Authorities and to the Civil Powers in Northern Ireland, integrity of UK waters and airspace, defence and security of the Overseas Territories and of the Cyprus Sovereign Base Areas and Defence Relations, Alliances and support to Wider British Interests. (2 )These figures are quarterly averages and reflect the burden of activity imposed by the operations and military tasks undertaken by each service. Figures are based on man-day equivalents. (3 )2001-02 figures include personnel on Exercise SAIF SAREEA II. (4 )Percentages for Army personnel include those in preparation for and recovering from operations. (5 )Overall figures are rounded to the nearest per cent.

Defence Export Services Organisation: Freedom of Information

Norman Lamb: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence 
	(1)  how much has been spent by the Department on appealing a decision by the Information Commissioner (decision notice FS50073980) to release a copy of the March 2004 edition of the Defence Export Services Organisation staff directory under the Freedom of Information Act 2000; which outside counsel were hired to mount the appeal; and what fees have been paid to such counsel in this case;
	(2)  which companies were given access to theMarch 2004 edition of the Defence Export Services Organisation staff directory; on what basis such access was granted; and what restrictions were placed on the further circulation of this staff directory to other parties;
	(3)  what the security classification is of theMarch 2004 edition of the Defence Export Services Organisation staff directory.

Adam Ingram: Work associated with the appeal against the Information Commissioner's decision in favour of disclosure of the 2004 staff directory for the Defence Export Services Organisation (DESO) is being carried out by staff from a number of areas within the Ministry of Defence. The majority of the effort rests with the directorate which leads on policy issues relating to operation of the Freedom of Information Act 2000, but staff within DESO itself, from the directorate of legal services and the security directorate are also involved. This work is a normal part of the function and responsibilities of these staff, and it is not possible to attribute costs specifically relating to this appeal. Senior Counsel for the Ministry of Defence in this case is Mr. Jonathan Crow QC, who is supported by Ms Kate Gallafent. Further support is being provided by a solicitor in the Treasury Solicitor's Department. Information on the fees paid to Counsel in relation to this case is not recorded separately by the Department and it will take time to collate. I will write to the hon. Member when the figures are available.
	The March 2004 edition of the DESO staff directory was widely circulated to the UK defence industry, to which nearly 2,000 copies were distributed. This edition, which did not carry a security classification, was distributed with no express restrictions on further circulation, unlike the most recent editions.

Parliamentary Questions

Norman Baker: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many parliamentary questions were tabled to his Department in 2006, broken down by  (a) ordinary written and  (b) named day; what percentage of ordinary written questions were answered within10 working days; and what percentage of named day questions were answered by the specified date.

Derek Twigg: Our records show, in 2006 the total number of parliamentary questions tabled to the Ministry of Defence was 4,120. Of these, 3,184 were ordinary written and 936 were named day. I am unable to provide further details as the information is not held in the format requested and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
	The Department aim to ensure that Members receive a substantive response to their named day question on the named day and to endeavour to answer ordinary written questions within a working week of being tabled. Unfortunately, this is not always possible but this Department makes every effort to achieve these time scales.

Service Personnel: Medical Conditions

Liam Fox: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what psychological decompression arrangements are in place for reserve servicemen returning from duty in  (a) Afghanistan and  (b) Iraq.

Derek Twigg: Decompression is a process designed to place individuals into a formal, structured and monitored environment in which to begin 'winding-down' and rehabilitating to a normal, routine, peace-time environment. Decompression is a discretionary activity conducted on a "needs" basis as judged by the in-theatre commander. It is conducted in-theatre, or at a location between theatre and the home base, and allows individuals time to begin rationalising their operational experiences in the company of their immediate comrades.
	The unit chain of command will use this time to monitor and identify, based on the tempo of operations and knowledge of the soldiers concerned, those apparently most vulnerable to any form of post-operational stress, or stress related condition. Engagement with unit medical staff will be most important and a two-way passage of information between the chain of command and medical chain will be critical.
	The policy is defined in a Permanent Joint Headquarters Deployed Operating Instruction and applies to all service personnel serving on PJHQ-commanded operations, whether regular or reserve. Currently, decompression for units returning from both Iraq arid Afghanistan have been taking place in Cyprus, lasting for a period of between 36-48 hours, and involving significant numbers of the deployed force.
	Reservists who are part of a formed unit will decompress with that unit. Those that are not considered to require to undergo decompression, they will receive briefings as part of the demobilisation package at either RTMC Chilwell (for Army and Royal Marine Reserves); HMS Nelson (for Royal Navy Reserves), or at their individual squadron (for RAF Reserves). The demobilisation process will include post-operation administration; a medical assessment; and further briefings on stress, the return to work and family, plus aftercare and welfare. This demobilisation period allows further social reintegration and observation, and is also the point where communications between the service and the individual (and their employer) is established. Thereafter, monitoring will take place through the chain of command of their parent reservist unit. The Royal Centre for Defence Medicine (RCDM) provides the same service for all personnel aeromedically evacuated from operations.

Christchurch Bay: Flood Control

Tobias Ellwood: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what recent reports the Environment Agency has produced onthe potential risk of a breach of flooding into Christchurch Bay from the sea.

Ian Pearson: The Environment Agency (EA) has recently completed a "Hengistbury Head Consequences of Breaching" report which was prepared with the assistance of their framework consultants HalcrowGroup Ltd.
	This inception study provides a relatively high-level assessment of the consequences of a breach of water levels, wave generation and resultant flood risk within Christchurch Harbour. It excludes any analysis of the probability of a breach occurring at Hengistbury Head, focusing instead on what might happen if a breach took place.
	The EA is currently discussing the report and its findings with relevant local authorities. Talks are focussing on how its recommendations for further detailed analysis might be taken forward as part ofthe forthcoming second generation of Shoreline Management Plans (SMP2).

Environment: Education

Barry Sheerman: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what programmes his Department supports within the education sector which seek to enhance understanding of the environment.

Ian Pearson: DEFRA supports a range of projects with the aim of increasing understanding of the environment in the education sector. the climate change champions competition was launched in January 2006 and nine champions have now been chosen; one from each region in England. During their term of office, they are spreading the message about climate change, and the role that young people can play in tackling it, throughout their respective regions.
	The champions initiative is part of the larger climate change communications initiative (CCCI). Through the CCCI, 83 projects have been funded by the climate challenge fund, and 16 of these are aimed at young people. The Department for Education and Skills (DfES) has invited representatives from all the education-related climate challenge fund projects to a meeting. This will ensure that activities are as joined up as possible.
	On 2 February, the Secretary of State and the Education Secretary announced that Al Gore's film "An Inconvenient Truth" will form part of a climate change pack sent to secondary schools in England. DEFRA will be part of a sustainable schools year of action to support all schools in becoming models of sustainable best practice. Support materials will include teacher resource packs, a pupil "detective kit", guidance for bursars and governors, and a new teaching award.
	DEFRA is an active partner in the year of food and farming, a joint initiative with DfES, which will start this September for the 2007-08 school year. This initiative aims to educate children and young people about the origins of the food they eat and how it is produced. DEFRA is also a signatory to the learning outside the classroom manifesto, launched by DfES in November 2006.
	Currently, there are approximately 1,000 farms in England providing educational access visits under agri-environment schemes (environmental stewardship and countryside stewardship). Farmers receive payments for opening their farms, free of charge, to schools for curricular studies and colleges and other special interest groups for formal or informal study. A wide range of organisations are involved in school visits to farms. However, DEFRA is the biggest single provider of visits, which offer ideal opportunities during the year of food and farming.
	In addition, the waste and resources action programme (WRAP) runs the Recycle Now schools programme on behalf of DEFRA. This involves the "Recycler" robot, which can encourage primary school children to recycle from a young age and to take the recycling message home. The programme is also looking to develop resources that secondary schools can use.
	The eco-schools programme provides a framework to enable schools to analyse their operations and become more sustainable. It promotes environmental awareness in a way that links to many curriculum subjects, including citizenship, personal and social and health education, and education for sustainable development. Eco-schools examine all their activities and implement ways of reducing their environmental impact; including litter, waste, energy, water, school grounds, healthy living, biodiversity and global perspectives.

Farmers: Bankruptcy

Lindsay Hoyle: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many farms went bankrupt in each of the last five years, broken down by reason for bankruptcy.

Jim Fitzpatrick: I have been asked to reply.
	The closest available estimate for bankruptcies among farmers are the number of bankruptcy orders made under the category "agriculture" according to the Insolvency Trade Classification. Also provided for further information are the number of company liquidations in the agricultural sector. The following table provides the England and Wales figures in 2001-05, currently figures for 2006 are not available by industry sector:
	
		
			  Bankruptcies and Company Liquidations in England and Wales for Agriculture, 2001-05 
			   Bankruptcy orders  Company liquidations 
			 2001 183 90 
			 2002 132 76 
		
	
	Official bankruptcy statistics are not routinely analysed by reasons for bankruptcies and to provide the information requested would incur disproportionate cost.

Constitutions: Channel Islands

Kate Hoey: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs if she will make a statement on the constitutional position of the Channel Islands.

Bridget Prentice: The Channel Islands (the Bailiwicks of Jersey and Guernsey) are self-governing dependencies of the Crown, which—acting throughits Privy Council—is responsible for their good governance. The Channel Islands have their own directly elected legislative assemblies, administrative, fiscal and legal systems, and their own courts of law. They do not form part of the United Kingdom, and UK legislation does not apply to them unless specifically extended; nor are they members of the European Union, but enjoy a special relationship with the EU under Protocol 3 of the UK's Treaty of Accession. The UK is, however, responsible in international law for the international relations of all of the Crown Dependencies and is also responsible for their defence.

Departments: Freedom of Information

Michael Wills: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs what estimate she has made of the cost to Government Departments involved in the one week monitoring exercise in January 2006 of the time needed to respond to Freedom of Information requests.

Harriet Harman: Frontier Economics, using the data collected in the one week monitoring exercise, estimated that the total cost in officials' time of dealing with FOI requests across central government is£8.6 million.
	A detailed breakdown of the total annual cost to central Government of handling FOI requests can be found at annex 1 of the Frontier Economics report, which is available in the Libraries of the House.

Bournemouth Hospital: Accident and Emergency Departments

Tobias Ellwood: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many accident and emergency admissions were received at Bournemouth hospital in each of the last five years.

Andy Burnham: The information on the number of admissions via accident and emergency (A&E) at Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals National Health Service Foundation Trust, from quarter two 2001-02 to quarter two 2006-07 is shown in the table. Information on the number of attendances at A&E is a separate collection.
	
		
			   Admissions via A&E 
			 2001-02(1) 10,250 
			 2002-03 18,717 
			 2003-04(2) 13,806 
			 2004-05 14,300 
			 2005-06 15,980 
			 2006-07(3) 7,512 
			 (1) Admissions were first collected in quarter two 2001-02, so data for this year are for three quarters only. (2) Admissions via all A&E types were first collected in quarter one 2003-04. Data after this date are for all A&E types, prior to this the figures are for admissions via major (type one) A&E only. (3 )2006-07 data are for quarter one and quarter two only.  Source: Department of Health form QMAE

GP Numbers

Andrew Rosindell: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many general practitioners there are per head of population  (a) in Romford and  (b) in each London borough.

Rosie Winterton: The information requested is shown in the table. Romford is part of the London borough of Haringey.
	
		
			  Number (Headcount) 
			  2005 
			  All practitioners (excluding retainers and registrars)( 1)  Population  All practitioners (excluding retainers and registrars)( 1)  per 100,000 head of population 
			 Q36  London   4,896 7,517,726 65.1 
			
			  Q05  North Central London 840 1,243,437 67.6 
			   5A9 Barnet PCT 234 326,747 71.6 
			   5K7 Camden PCT 156 217,072 71.9 
			   5C1 Enfield PCT 158 279,974 56.4 
			   5C9 Haringey PCT 150 224,293 66.9 
			   5K8 Islington PCT 142 179,871 78.9 
			
			  Q06  North East London 963 1,542,634 62.4 
			   5C2 Barking and Dagenham PCT 82 164,572 49.8 
			   5C3 City and Hackney PCT 177 215,654 82.1 
			   5A4 Havering PCT 122 225,010 54.2 
			   5C5 Newham PCT 171 247,710 69.0 
			   5NA Redbridge PCT 124 247,316 50.1 
			   5C4 Tower Hamlets PCT 142 209,322 67.8 
			   5NC Waltham Forest PCT 145 221,843 65.4 
			
			  Q04  North West London 1,166 1,871,187 62.3 
			   5K5 Brent PCT 200 267,741 74.7 
			   5HX Ealing PCT 192 303,204 63.3 
			   5H1 Hammersmith and Fulham PCT 104 176,773 58.8 
			   5K6 Harrow PCT 141 211,229 66.8 
			   5AT Hillingdon PCT 138 248,697 55.5 
			   5HY Hounslow PCT 141 212,343 66.4 
			   5LA Kensington and Chelsea PCT 107 184,056 58.1 
			   5LC Westminster PCT 143 230,023 62.2 
			
			  Q07  South East London 1,034 1,524,646 67.8 
			   TAK Bexley PCT 117 219,517 53.3 
			   5A7 Bromley PCT 203 299,122 67.9 
			   5A8 Greenwich PCT 141 225,687 62.5 
			   5LD Lambeth PCT 214 268,120 79.8 
			   5LF Lewisham PCT 175 247,024 70.8 
			   5LE Southwark PCT 184 254,652 72.3 
			
			  Q08  South West London 893 1,335,822 66.9 
			   5K9 Croydon PCT 224 340,164 65.9 
			   5A5 Kingston PCT 114 151,815 75.1 
			   5M6 Richmond and Twickenham PCT 123 182,723 67.3 
			   5M7 Sutton and Merton PCT 241 369,823 65.2 
			   5LG Wandsworth PCT 191 276,493 69.1 
			 (1) GPs excluding retainers and registrars per 100, 000 for London SHA population based on PCTs.

Health Services: Reform

Andrew Lansley: To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to section 4.6 of the Ministerial Code, on how many occasions  (a) she and  (b) Ministers in her Department have made representations on behalf of constituents over health service reconfigurations in their capacity as constituency MPs in each year since 1997.

Andy Burnham: My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State and other Ministers in the Department have regularly made representations on behalf of their constituents to their ministerial colleagues. These have been on a wide range of health-related issues which might include proposed service changes in their constituency.
	In accordance with section 4.6 of the Ministerial Code, Ministers are free to make clear their views on matters affecting their parliamentary constituency to the relevant Minister provided they make clear that they are acting as their constituents7 representative and not as a Minister.

Medway Maritime Hospital: Surgery

Derek Wyatt: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many operations were postponed at Medway Maritime Hospital in  (a) 2005-06 and  (b) 2006-07.

Andy Burnham: The number of operations that are postponed is not collected centrally. An operation that is rescheduled to a time within 24 hours of the original scheduled operation is recorded as a postponement and not as a cancellation. The following table shows the number of operations cancelled at the last minute for non-clinical reasons in the years requested.
	
		
			  Last minute cancelled operations for non-clinical reasons, Medway National Health Service Trust, 2005-06 and 2006-07 
			   Number 
			 2005-06 149 
			 2006-07 38 
			  Notes: 1. 2006-07 data only covers quarter 1 and quarter 2. Other quarters' data are not yet available. 2. A last minute cancellation is one that occurs on the day the patient was due to arrive, after they have arrived in hospital or on the day of their operation.  Source:  Department of Health dataset QMCO

NHS: Drugs

Norman Baker: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the drug budget for the NHS was in each year from 1997 to date, broken down by  (a) the acute trust sector,  (b) general practitioners and  (c) other sectors.

Caroline Flint: The following table gives the total expenditure on drugs since 1997, and is broken down by primary care and the hospital and community health service (HCHS), which includes acute trusts. We do not collect drugs expenditure for other sectors.
	
		
			  £ million 
			   Total outturn  Of which: primary  Of which: HCHS 
			 1997-98 5,173 4,085 1,088 
			 1998-99 5,550 4,339 1,211 
			 1999-2000 6,202 4,833 1,369 
			 2000-01 6,688 5,158 1,530 
			 2001-02 7,447 5,707 1,740 
			 2002-03 8,355 6,342 2,013 
			 2003-04 9,271 6,960 2,311 
			 2004-05 9,965 7,370 2,595 
			  Notes: 1. Figures are net which include pharmaceutical price regulation scheme (PPRS) receipt savings. 2. The total drugs spend includes drugs expenditure in primary care and the HCHS. The primary care expenditure reflects amounts paid to pharmacy and appliance contractors and amounts authorised for dispersing doctors and personal administration in England. HCHS expenditure includes drugs and medical gases. 3. From 2000-01 figures are in resource terms, prior to this figures are in cash terms. Cash figures relate to February to January prescribing due to delay in prescription processing and payment calculations. Resource figures represent the actual cost between April to March.  Source: Prescription pricing division of the NHS Business Services Authority, England and Department of Health's Finance Division.

Higher Education: Christianity

Andrew Robathan: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what assessment he has made of the level of discrimination against Christians in universities; and if he will make a statement.

Bill Rammell: holding answer 22 February 2007
	I understand that there are disputes between the Christian Union and the students' union in a very few universities; that the issues in dispute vary; and that they do not involve other Christian groups on campus. For these reasons, I do not believe that these very few cases represent deliberate or general discrimination against Christians.
	Because there are different issues in each case it is important that these disputes are settled locally. I understand that the Christian think tank Ekklesiahas studied these disputes and in its report has recommended internal mediation (for example through university chaplaincies) as a way forward. I think this is a helpful suggestion and is preferable to going to law.
	We believe that legitimate faith groups on campus should be affiliated with the students' union provided that they are operating within the law and the students' union framework. Students' unions should be inclusive.
	The Education Act 1994 requires university governing bodies to take such steps as are reasonably practicable to ensure the student union operates in a fair and democratic manner. I would expect them to do so in these cases or any others. It is important that universities maintain and support freedom of speech within the law.

Courts Martial

Ben Wallace: To ask the Solicitor-General on 
	(1)  what dates correspondence was sent by the Attorney-General to the Ministry of Defence on the subject of prosecutions of officers on active service; and if he will place copies of the correspondence in the Library;
	(2)  if he will publish the letter of the Attorney-General sent to the Secretary of State for Defence on 23 March 2005 concerning prosecutions of members of the armed forces.

Mike O'Brien: holding answer 22 February 2007
	The Attorney-General and the Secretary of State for Defence have corresponded about issues relating to military justice. Parts of this correspondence were disclosed in civil litigation proceedings andwere referred to in the related Court of Appeal judgment. The correspondence comprises confidential communications between Ministers of a kind exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. There is therefore no intention to publish the correspondence.

Crown Prosecution Service: Official Cars

David Davies: To ask the Solicitor-Generalwhat guidance his Department provides on the use of vehicles at public expense by senior Crown Prosecution Service officials.

Mike O'Brien: As the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) falls within the remit of the Law Officers, this question has been transferred to me for reply.
	Guidance on the use of vehicles at public expense by all CPS officials is provided in the department's travel and subsistence guide. The Ministerial Code of Conduct, published by the Cabinet Office, provides the rules for the use of officially provided, chauffeur-driven vehicles by all senior government officials, including those within the CPS.

Housing Benefit

Ben Chapman: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what representations he has received on methods of calculating income in assessing eligibility for housing benefit.

James Plaskitt: In the past year, the Department has received a number of representations from Members, various organisations and bodies, and members ofthe public about housing benefit. Some of these representations have concerned the method of calculating income.

Financial Reporting Advisory Board

Mark Hoban: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will publish the report by the Financial Reporting Advisory Board on assumptions used in his Department's accounting standards, including Technical Note 1.

Stephen Timms: The Financial Reporting Advisory Board is an independent body and it (not the Treasury) is responsible for the publication of all papers and reports produced by, or for, the Board. All papersand reports can be found on the FRAB website (www.frab.gov.uk) in line with the Board's publication policy.

Blue Badge Scheme: Fraud

Mark Pritchard: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many successful prosecutions for blue badge fraud were recorded by local authorities in England and Walesin 2006.

Phil Woolas: The information requested is not held centrally.

Educational Psychology

Iris Robinson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what the average waiting time to see an educational psychologist was in each education and library board area in the Province in the last period for which figures are available; and what the longest time is for which an individual has been waiting to see an educational psychologist in each area.

Maria Eagle: In the last period for which figures are available the average waiting time to see an educational psychologist within each Education and Library Board is as follows:
	
		
			  Education and Library Board  Period  Times 
			 Belfast Academic Year 2005-06 (1)4 weeks (Stages 3 and 4 combined) 
			 North Eastern Calendar Year 2006 11 weeks (Stage 3) 3 weeks 5 days (Stage 4) 
			 Western Calendar Year 2006 (1)10 weeks (Stages 3 and 4 combined) 
			 Southern Academic Year 2005-06 (1)18 weeks (Stages 3 and 4 combined) 
			 South Eastern Calendar Year 2006 47 weeks (Stage 3) 5 weeks 1 day (Stage 4) 
			 (1) Average time given is the combined waiting time for assessment by educational psychologists at both stages 3, non-statutory assessments, and 4, statutory assessments, of the Code of Practice on the Identification and Assessment of Special Educational Needs. 
		
	
	The longest waiting times to be seen by an educational psychologist are for non-statutory stage 3 referrals and are as follows:
	
		
			  Library Board  Waiting Time 
			 Belfast 18 months 
			 North Eastern 11 months 27 days 
			 Western 14.5 months 
			 Southern 13 months 
			 South Eastern 20 months

Employment: Private Sector

Gregory Campbell: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many private sector jobs were created in Northern Ireland between 2001 and 2006; and how many were in the  (a) Belfast travel to work area and  (b) rest of Northern Ireland.

Maria Eagle: Information on the number of jobs created is not available. However, figures from the Quarterly Employment Survey (QES) can be used to estimate the net change in employee job levels in the private sector at the Northern Ireland level between 2001 and 2006. The number of employee jobs in the private sector in Northern Ireland at September 2001 and September 2006 is shown in the table as follows. This data is not available by travel-to-work area.
	
		
			  Number of private sector employee jobs in Northern Ireland 2001 and 2006 
			   Private sector jobs 
			 September 2001 450,440 
			 September 2006 481,620 
			 Net change + 31,180 
			  Note: Figures are not seasonally adjusted and are rounded to thenearest 10.  Source:  Quarterly Employment Survey, DETI.

Antisocial Behaviour Orders

Andrew Rosindell: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many antisocial behaviour orders have been imposed in 2007 in  (a) England,  (b) Greater London and  (c) Havering.

Tony McNulty: Antisocial behaviour order (ASBO) data are currently available to 31 December 2005. A table giving the number of ASBOs issued annually, as reported to the Home Office by the Court Service, by the local government authority area in which prohibitions have been imposed, can be found onthe Crime Reduction website at www.crimereduction.gov.uk.

Community Policing

Jeremy Browne: To ask the Secretary of Statefor the Home Department pursuant to the answer of1 February 2007,  Official Report, column 515W, on community policing, to whom the term others refers in relation to neighbourhood policing teams.

Vernon Coaker: Tackling the public's community safety concerns is not solely a policing issue; neighbourhood policing teams must work with other community safety partners in order to tackle local issues effectively.
	It is for the chief constable of each force to determine, based on an assessment of local circumstances and concerns, the appropriate mix of police officers, police community support officers and other partners in each neighbourhood policing team, but non-police members might include, for example, neighbourhood managers and wardens, housing managers, youth workers and representatives of the voluntary and community sectors.

Crime

Jeremy Browne: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps his Department has taken to encourage local authorities to consider the implications of each of their activities for crime and disorder as per section 17 of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998.

Tony McNulty: The Home Office is committed to ensuring that all responsible authorities implement Section 17 of the Crime and Disorder Act (1998).In relation to local authorities, the current Audit Commission process looks at how well local councils deliver their services under the comprehensive Performance Assessment (CPA). Inspections of English district and top tier councils include community safety with a specific focus on section 17 compliance.
	The introductions of statutory national standards for all crime and disorder reduction partnerships later this year will further support partners meet their requirements under section 17.

Electronic Surveillance

David Davis: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many requests his Department has received from intercept checks on telephone and e-mail in each of the last 11 years.

John Reid: The available information is containedin the annual reports of the Interception of Communications Commissioner, copies of whichare in the Library of the House. The Interception of Communication Commissioner's most recent report, for 2005, was published on 19 February 2007.

Naltrexone

David Davis: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department to what extent the drug naltrexone is used  (a) in connection with probationary release of recidivist addict offenders and  (b) to keep prisoners clean of opiates while they are in custody.

John Reid: Naltrexone is available in many prisons. It is generally prescribed prior to release for drug-free offenders who wish to have additional prescribed support to help prevent their relapsing to opiate use.
	This intervention is provided in conjunction with a community service which is willing to continue the prescription post-release. A national framework for continuity of care, comprising throughcare and aftercare has been set up together with The Home Office Drug Interventions Programme (DIP) and other key partners, National Treatment Agency, NOMS (including Prison service and Probation). This sets out arrangements for continuity of care for Criminal Justice Intervention Teams(CJITs) who deliver DIP in the community, the CARATs teams in prisons, offender managers and treatment providers.
	Depending on assessed clinical need, Naltrexone can be prescribed on a voluntary basis to offenders under statutory supervision post-release as part of a relapse prevention plan. However, data on the extent of its use is not collected centrally.
	Naltrexone may be also prescribed at any pointin a prisoner's custody, to provide a similar pharmacological protection in prison.

North Wales Police Authority

Chris Ruane: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the total budget of the North Wales Police Authority was in  (a) cash and  (b) real terms in each of the last 20 years.

Tony McNulty: The available information is set out in the following table.
	Prior to 1995-96 budgets for shire districts were the responsibility of county councils and are not readily available. In April 1995 new police authorities were set up in the shire areas taking all responsibilities from county councils.
	
		
			  North Wales Police Authority budgets 1995-96 to 2006-07 
			  £ million 
			   Budget requirement  Real terms 
			 1995-96(1) 66.0 — 
			 1996-97 69.1 85.8 
			 1997-98 71.3 86.0 
			 1998-99 73.9 87.0 
			 1999-2000 79.6 91.8 
			 2000-01 84.0 95.6 
			 2001-02 89.5 99.4 
			 2002-03 93.5 100.8 
			 2003-04 104.6 109.5 
			 2004-05 115.2 117.3 
			 2005-06(2,3) 120.7 120.7 
			 2005-06 (Adj) 113.6 113.6 
			 2006-07 118.7 115.6 
			 (1) In April 1995 new police authorities were set up in the shire areas taking all policing responsibilities away from county councils. (2) 2005-06 figures are not directly comparable with 2006-07 due to the transfer of pensions and security arrangements from general grant to specific grants in 2006-07. (3) Real terms at 2005-06 prices using GDP deflator at 21 December 2006.  Source: Welsh Assembly Government

Police Cautions: Fixed Penalties

Anne McIntosh: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many  (a) cautions and  (b) fixed penalty notices were issued in each of the last three years for (i) burglaries, (ii) theft and (iii) other offences; and if he will make a statement.

Tony McNulty: Data on the number of offenders cautioned for burglary, theft and other offences in England and Wales 2003 to 2005 are provided intable A.
	The Penalty Notice for Disorder (PND) Scheme was rolled out to all police forces in England and Wales in 2004 under the provisions of the Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001. Under the scheme, the police are able to issue penalty notices of either £50 or £80, for a specified range of minor disorder offences including (minor) shop theft of goods under £200. PNDs cannot be issued for burglary offences. The power to issue a penalty notice is a discretionary one and provides an additional option to other methods of disposal including custody.
	As the PND Scheme was introduced in 2004, data on the number of PNDs issued are only available for2004 and 2005 (shop theft became a PND offence on1 November 2004). This is provided in table B. Provisional data on the number of PNDs issued for the whole of 2006 will be available in April 2007.
	
		
			  Table A: Offenders cautioned for burglary, theft and all other offences, England and Wales, 2003 to 2005( 1) 
			  Number 
			  Offence class  2003  2004  2005 
			 Burglary 5,568 5,604 6,451 
			 Theft and handling stolen goods 54,466 61,944 67,619 
			 All offences 241,806 255,768 298,945 
			 (1) Every effort is made to ensure that the figures presented are accurate and complete. However, it is important to note that these data have been extracted from large administrative data systems generated by police forces. As a consequence, care should be taken to ensure data collection processes and their inevitable limitations are taken into account when those data are used. 
		
	
	
		
			  Table B: Penalty notices for disorder issued for shoplifting and all other offences, England and Wales, 2004, 2005 and January to June 2006 provisional figures( 1) 
			  Number 
			  Offence class  2004  2005  2006 
			 All offences 63,639 146,481 88,911 
			  Of which:
			 Shoplifting (retail under £200) 2,072 21,997 16,807 
			 (1) Every effort is made to ensure that the figures presented are accurate and complete. However, it is important to note that these data have been extracted from large administrative data systems generated by police forces. As a consequence, care should be taken to ensure data collection processes and their inevitable limitations are taken into account when those data are used.

Police: Gloucestershire

Martin Horwood: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what different types of specific grants that his Department has allocated to police authorities in Gloucestershire in each year since 1997; and if he will make a statement.

Tony McNulty: The information requested is set out in the following table.
	
		
			  Gloucestershire specific grant funding 1997-98 to 2007-08 
			  From  To  Specific grant 
			 2000-01 Present Crime Fighting Fund 
			 2003-04 Present Basic Command Unit Fund 
			 2003-04 Present Community Support Officers Continuation Funding 
			 2004-05 Present Neighbourhood Policing Fund 
			 2000-01 Consolidated in 2006-07 to become Special Formula Grant Rural Policing Fund 
			 2000-01 Consolidated in 2006-07 to become Special Formula Grant Forensic (DNA Expansion) Grant 
			 2003-04 Consolidated in 2006-07 to become Special Formula Grant Special Priority Payments 
			 2006-07 Present Special Formula Grant 
			 2006-07(1) Present Pensions Deficit Grant 
			 2006-07(1) Present Dedicated Security Posts 
			 1997-98 Present Capital Provision 
			 2001-02 2005-06 Airwave 
			 2002-03 2003-04 Premises Improvement Fund 
			 (1) Was originally included within general grant.

European Gendarmerie Force

Robert Key: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs when the European Gendarmerie Force was established; for what reason the UK did not join it; and if she will make a statement.

Kim Howells: The European Gendarmerie Force (EGF) was established in September 2004, following an agreement signed by the Defence Ministers of France, Italy, The Netherlands, Spain and Portugal. It was declared operational in July 2006.
	The EGF is drawn from the national paramilitary police bodies of the five contributing states, i.e. the Nationale Gendarmerie (France), Carabinieri (Italy), Guardia Civil (Spain), Guarda Nacional Republicana (Portugal), Koninklijke Marechaussee (The Netherlands). The EGF comprises armed police units organised in military formations of companies and battalions, with the ability to undertake a variety of military and civilian policing tasks. EGF units can be placed under either a military or civilian chain of command according to prevailing operational circumstances.
	The UK is not a member of the EGF as it hasno comparable police bodies. The UK is however supportive of the role that it can play in crisis management missions worldwide.

Israel

Richard Burden: To ask the Secretary of Statefor Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations she has made to the Israeli Government on the construction work on the damaged walkway in the Old City of Jerusalem.

Kim Howells: We are concerned at the ongoing work near Haram Al Sharif/Temple Mount. It is important that any Israeli action in this holy site is taken with the agreement of all parties concerned and in a way that respects the status quo. My right hon. Friend the Foreign Secretary discussed this most recently with Israeli Foreign Minister Livni on 20 February.

UN Security Council

David Hamilton: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs pursuantto the answer to the hon. Member for Cotswold of2 January,  Official Report, column 1647W, on the UN Security Council, what the Government policy is on giving a veto to representatives from  (a) Germany,  (b) Japan,  (c) India,  (d) Brazil and  (e) an African representative as part of a permanent membership of an enlarged UN Security Council.

Kim Howells: The UK takes its responsibilities as a permanent member of the UN Security Council seriously and has regularly voiced its clear support for Council reform. However, the Government do not support expanding veto rights to any new permanent members. An expansion of veto powers is unlikely to be accepted by the wider UN membership.